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N79863

GRUMMAN F6F-5 · 1945 · Valid

N79863 is a GRUMMAN F6F-5 (year 1945), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-07-12. Owner type: entity. No NTSB accident or incident matches this tail in our snapshot. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.

Snapshot date: 2026-07-12 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
79863
Issued
—
Expires
—
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
WA

Registered owner

WARTIME HISTORY MUSEUM INC

TACOMA, WA

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentWARTIME HISTORY MUSEUM INCsince —
  • Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(0 matches)

No NTSB CAROL record matches N79863 in our snapshot. The official NTSB search may show later filings. Open NTSB CAROL.

Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)

AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N79863.

Type certificate

GRUMMAN F6F-5 is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the GRUMMAN family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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Sources

N79863 — GRUMMAN F6F-5 (1945)